What is Kidney Transplant?

A kidney transplant is a surgical procedure to transfer of a healthy kidney from a donor to a patient for the purpose of replacing one of the failing kidneys of the recipient.

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What is it like to have Kidney Transplant?

Common Symptoms Patients' Latest Severity My Current Severity  
Severity
Severe
Moderate
Mild
None
Edema (fluid retention) None Mild Moderate Severe
Itching (pruritus) None Mild Moderate Severe
Loss of appetite None Mild Moderate Severe
Nausea and vomiting None Mild Moderate Severe

What do patients take to treat Kidney Transplant and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name Efficacy Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
Tacrolimus
(Advagraf, Prograf)
7
Hemodialysis
(Home Hemodialysis HHD)
5

These charts show data from Kidney Transplant patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Kidney Transplant at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
63% Females
37% Males

These charts show data from Kidney Transplant patients who have completed their condition history